Budge's Egypt: A Classic 19th-Century Travel GuideCourier Corporation, 2012 M08 13 - 336 pages Focusing on the monuments on either side of the Nile, the author describes Egyptians, their writing, religion and gods, plus historic locales and objects: Alexandria, Cairo, the Rosetta Stone, the pyramids, the Sphinx; the statue of Rameses II, the temples at Luxor and Karnak, major sites where royal mummies were discovered, and more. |
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... Copts date the era of the Martyrs from the day of Diocletian's accession to the throne (August 29). A.D. 324. Constantine the Great, the Christian Emperor, in whose reign, A.D. 325, the Council of Nicæa was held. At this council it was ...
... Copts date the era of the Martyrs from the day of Diocletian's accession to the throne (August 29). A.D. 324. Constantine the Great, the Christian Emperor, in whose reign, A.D. 325, the Council of Nicæa was held. At this council it was ...
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... or a double nature. 481. Anastasius. 527. Justinian. The Monophysites separated from the Melchites and chose their 16 own patriarch; they were afterwards called Copts, 610. Heraclius. The Persians under Chosroes hold Egypt for ten.
... or a double nature. 481. Anastasius. 527. Justinian. The Monophysites separated from the Melchites and chose their 16 own patriarch; they were afterwards called Copts, 610. Heraclius. The Persians under Chosroes hold Egypt for ten.
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... Coptic . The children of Ham are said to be Cush, ,or Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. The second of these, Miraim, is the name given to Egypt by the Hebrews. The dual form of the word, which means “the double Mi ), over which the Egyptian ...
... Coptic . The children of Ham are said to be Cush, ,or Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. The second of these, Miraim, is the name given to Egypt by the Hebrews. The dual form of the word, which means “the double Mi ), over which the Egyptian ...
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... . The annual increase in the population was estimated at 56,202, but at this rate the population of Egypt would only number a little over 7,000,000. The population of Egypt to-day comprises the Fellâîn, Copts, Beduin,
... . The annual increase in the population was estimated at 56,202, but at this rate the population of Egypt would only number a little over 7,000,000. The population of Egypt to-day comprises the Fellâîn, Copts, Beduin,
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... Copts are also direct descendants from the ancient Egyptians, and inhabit chiefly the cities of Upper Egypt. such as Asyû mîm. The and A name Copt is derived from , the Arabic form of the Coptic form of the Greek name for Egyptian, A ...
... Copts are also direct descendants from the ancient Egyptians, and inhabit chiefly the cities of Upper Egypt. such as Asyû mîm. The and A name Copt is derived from , the Arabic form of the Coptic form of the Greek name for Egyptian, A ...
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Abydos Alexandria Amen Amenophis Amenophis III ancient Egyptian Antef Apis Arabic Aswân Autocrator Caesar beautiful building built Bûlâ Cairo called Cambyses canal cataract century chamber Chephren Chnemu Christians church coffin and mummy columns Coptic Copts crocodile Dêr E. A. Wallis Budge east bank etep Ethiopians excavations famous feet high Girgeh Gîzeh gods granite Greek Harmachis Hathor Heliopolis hemt hewn hieroglyphic Horus Hyksos inscribed inscriptions Isis Karnak king of Egypt Lake land large number lived lord Manetho Mariette Memphis miles from Cairo monuments Mosque Museum Nile Nilometer Nubia obelisks Osiris papyrus Pepi Philæ priests Ptah Ptolemy pylon pyramid Rameses Rameses II reign represented river Roman royal Saârah sarcophagus scenes sculptures Serapeum Seti side sphinxes stele stone stood Strabo Suez Suten Tablet temple Thebes thee Thothmes thou tomb town Upper Egypt Usertsen walls west bank worshipped XIIth dynasty